Malone, Marie (deridder)

February 03, 2004

MALONE, Marie (DeRidder)

Marie (DeRidder) Malone, 96, of Farmington, widow of Arthur L. Rowland and Joseph Malone, died Monday, (February 2, 2004) at home. She was born in Hartford, the daughter of John and Barbara (Meyer) DeRidder and was retired from the Farmington school system, where she was a teacher. She was a member of the Connecticut Retired Teachers Assoc., and St. Patrick's Church, Farmington. She was a former Connecticut State golf champion and champion at Avon Country Club and former city of Hartford Bowling champion and also competed in many tennis tournaments. She leaves a daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Peter Escobar of Meriden; a stepson, Reverend Robert J. Malone C.S.C.; two grandsons and their spouses, Christopher and Graca Porada and their son of Reno, NV, Mark and Betsy Porada of Scarborough, ME; a nephew, Richard Warren of St. Johnsbury, VT. There will be a funeral service Saturday, Feb. 7, 11 a.m. at the Rose Hill Funeral Home, 580 Elm St., Rocky Hill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Calling hours are Sat., Feb. 7, 10-11 a.m. at the funeral home just prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimers Assoc., 96 Oak St., Hartford, CT 06106.